California wants to turn one of its weaknesses—its traffic—into an energy-harvesting strength.
California wants to turn one of its weaknesses—its traffic—into an energy-harvesting strength.
Want to know more about mesh networking? Check out this intro.
Want to know more about mesh networking? Check out this intro.
In this teardown, we will look at a Samsung wireless charger that can charge mobiles (with the needed technology) to be…
In this teardown, we will look at a Samsung wireless charger that can charge mobiles (with the needed technology) to be charged by simply placing the phone on the unit.
Is there a real future for the concept of roads embedded with solar panels?
Is there a real future for the concept of roads embedded with solar panels?
Solar panels you can weave into fabrics may change the way we store solar energy.
Solar panels you can weave into fabrics may change the way we store solar energy.
In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.
In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have created a solar-powered graphene skin that can simulate the sense of touch.
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have created a solar-powered graphene skin that can simulate the sense of touch.
Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other…
Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other words, a device that is both an LED and solar cell, capable of emitting and absorbing light.
In this teardown, we look at the Hiluckey solar charger with an inbuilt lithium-ion battery.
In this teardown, we look at the Hiluckey solar charger with an inbuilt lithium-ion battery.
In this News Brief, Wind River introduces advancement to the Industrial IoT with a new software virtualization platform…
In this News Brief, Wind River introduces advancement to the Industrial IoT with a new software virtualization platform for cloud infrastructure.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will be looking at the innards of a Mercury remote power plug that uses a remote to control…
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will be looking at the innards of a Mercury remote power plug that uses a remote to control power sockets.
Researcher Professor Mutsuko Matano and Tokyo Tech are planning to use diamonds as the next power and sensor semiconductor.
Researcher Professor Mutsuko Matano and Tokyo Tech are planning to use diamonds as the next power and sensor semiconductor.
A new processing technique allows for the doping of organic PV cells at room temperature.
A new processing technique allows for the doping of organic PV cells at room temperature.
There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can…
There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can engineers and users stop it?
Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own…
Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own voltage sensor, however, this might have changed in a recent breakthrough.
For the first time, unsubsidized solar power is the cheapest form of new electricity, with solar power projects costing…
For the first time, unsubsidized solar power is the cheapest form of new electricity, with solar power projects costing less than other forms of renewable energy in emerging market countries.
Highview Power Storage, a designer and developer of energy storage solutions, will construct a Liquid Air Energy Storage…
Highview Power Storage, a designer and developer of energy storage solutions, will construct a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plant that will have the ability to deliver 5MW/15MWh and up to 200MW/1.2GWh at their proposed Gigafactory.
Engineers from the University of Nebraska have created a spray-on conductive concrete that can defend against EMP attacks.
Engineers from the University of Nebraska have created a spray-on conductive concrete that can defend against EMP attacks.
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that…
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging…
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging them under water.